Establishes a plan for a Hawaiian language immersion school in Kapolei to serve grades K-12 by 2028-2029.
The bill, known as the "Ewa Moku Kula Kaiapuni Act of 2025," aims to fulfill the state's constitutional duty to promote Hawaiian language education. It mandates the Department of Education to create a plan for a Kula Kaiapuni in Kapolei, a Hawaiian language immersion school, to be ready for students in grades K-12 by the 2028-2029 school year. The plan includes phased implementation, starting with kindergarten through grade 1 and grades 7 through 9 in the 2025-2026 school year, and gradually adding grades each subsequent year.
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